Location

SW Lakes - nr Millom

Details

Generally smooth with extensive soaring. Being only 1500m inland the area is not renowned for its thermals. Either take off can be used depending on wind direction. The south end is the easier carry with an excellent top landing area. This is a safe and enjoyable place to fly for all pilots.

Site Officer

Burkitt Rudd : 07811 642533

Postcode for Sat Nav Systems (read the Health Warning!)

LA19 5UW

Monk Foss Farm about 1 mile south of the parking area.

Getting There

Overlooks east side of A595 south of Bootle. See map for parking areas. Only about 4 cars at both places; park as tight as possible.

Getting to takeoff

South end: turn off A590 near Valley End, near the church. A minor tarred road leads in 400m around behind the houses to limited parking at the start of the usual Black Combe footpath. Follow footpath through gate for 120m then break left up hillside. North end: A footpath (signed) starts 1.6 km south of Bootle (limited parking). Follow footpath across field through two gates and onto open fell. Take off is just above a rocky outcrop

XC potential

Fair; the best XC by a hang glider stands, presently, at about 30 km

Permission to use site

Monk Foss Farm, Stangrah Farm; Townend Farm, Whitbeck; Hole Ghyll Farm; Parsonage Farm for the bottom landing field below the SE face; Far End Farm.

IMPORTANT - Restrictions on use

Avoid the south end of the site during the lambing season. Ask at the appropriate farm for permission to use the chosen landing field, L1 - Monk Foss, L2 - Whitbeck, L3 - Parsonage Farm.

Paragliding

No vices. Some interesting challenges exist; study the maps of the area. Either take off can be used depending upon whether wind is south or north of west. This is a great site for low airtime pilots as it often provides smooth and extensive lift.

Hang Gliding

As for PG but the north take off requires a bit of a carry and is more awkward to top land. Bottom landings are often done in fields through which a footpath runs. However, Monk Foss fields are the official ones. ask at Moss Foss.

Additional Safety Notes

Beware of the pronounced horizontal component to the wind over the shallower upper slopes. Public telephones are at Valley End and Whitbeck.

Resources

Don't click on flight logs, download to your PC first (right click and 'Save Link As')

Type	Click to Follow Link	Notes
Google Earth - Car Park
Multi Map - Take Off

Follow the links for further details of a site. For flights you will probably need to right click and save the link to your PC before opening Google Earth.
Google Earth links rely on Google Earth being installed on your system. Google Earth provides pan and tilt faciity. You can also upload your flights to GE - use GPS Dump (Links Page) to convert a variety of GPS file formats to a GE kml file
Flash Earth is an alternative to Google Earth but provides a top down view only. To view in Flash Earth, click on the instruction text to clear it - the cross is the spot

A selection of photos showing key aspects of the site. If you have a good photo showing take off and landing areas, then send it to the webmaster. Aerial shots showing the landing area are especially welcome.

Looking up to the take off area at Black Combe West. Photo by Mike Mason

Looking down to the landing fields from take off. The fields are to the left of the car both in front of and behind the car. Check which one is in use on the day. Photo by Mike Mason

From the landing field up to take off. Photo by Mike Mason

 

Site Records

This page shows records for this site. Some of the older records are not very detailed. More recent records may have an igc file available You can right click and download this to your PC. You can then use IGC Flight replay to view the flight.

Paragliding

Open Distance XC
Distance :	5.6km
Date :	2003
Pilot :	Burkitt Rudd
Notes :	BPC Task - Very poor conditions not really an XC day. Site does have great potential though

Hang Gliding

No records for this site